Word: uterus
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...finally been given a scientific once-over by two experimenters: Dr. J. H. Burn and Pharmacologist E. R. Withell. In a series of delicate experiments, they tried raspberry-leaf tea on a number of cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits. Results: in almost every case the brew relaxed the uterus, stopped muscular contractions. The scientists agreed that the tea would probably be valuable in relieving painful menstruation. The dosage recommended by herbalists, they said, is 10 to 20 oz. of hot tea made from 1 oz. of dried leaves* steeped in 20 oz. of boiling water. The tea tastes and smells...
About the use in childbirth the scientists were skeptical. They considered it difficult to understand how a relaxed uterus would aid childbirth. On the contrary, it might possibly retard delivery by lack of propelling force...
...Ergot, a fungus which grows in rye kernels, contains a score of medicinal factors. It is used mostly to start contractions of the uterus at childbirth. The fungus is difficult to separate from rye husks, is expensive to produce. Most of it came from Europe. About 20,000 Ib. were produced in the Middle West last year...
...Pauline Stemmer, 45-year-old housewife of North Brunswick Township, N. J., felt sick and dizzy. She went to see Dr. William Klein, well-known radiologist of New Brunswick. He found a walnut-sized tumor in her uterus, advised her to have it removed by Xray. She went to St. Peter's General Hospital, of which Dr. Klein was president, and had three irradiations...
Twins lead a hazardous existence before and during birth. In the uterus they are crowded. Many are born prematurely, many are injured at birth. About one-quarter of all twins born die in the first ten days of life. "Extensive studies of twins of all ages," says Professor Newman, "have revealed a higher frequency of mental defectives among twins than among the singly born." But if they escape the hazards of infancy, twins "are as capable as are singly born pupils in the same schools...